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this senseless act in connecticut is just so -- so daunting. it's hard to even -- it's hard to take. >> an impact on the market as well. as i said earlier, a subdued market, as we all are. the dow holding with a decline of about 38 points. >> we'll bring you the latest on the fatality in connecticut. facebook stock up nearly 40% in the last three months. when will it move past the original $38 ipo price? we'll take a lock and still shy of that by better than $10 a share. stay with us on that. >> 17 days left until the fiscal cliff. are lawmakers any closer to a compromise of some kind? a top republican leader joins us next to explain whether she's willing to raise taxes if democrats give in on the spending cuts. >> also ahead, will oil prices fall off a cliff is the economy is impacted by the state of affairs in washington? tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and with schwab mobile, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 i can focus on trading anyplace, anytime. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 until i choose to focus on something else. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 all this with no trade minimums
this senseless act in connecticut is just so -- so daunting. it's hard to even -- it's hard to take. >> an impact on the market as well. as i said earlier, a subdued market, as we all are. the dow holding with a decline of about 38 points. >> we'll bring you the latest on the fatality in connecticut. facebook stock up nearly 40% in the last three months. when will it move past the original $38 ipo price? we'll take a lock and still shy of that by better than $10 a share. stay with...
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you have a newtown, connecticut facility. >> we do. we have about 400 associate there is and it really has been traumatic. last night we had a memorial service, 3,500 local people game from newtown, from danbury. it is a tragedy. many of our associates live in newtown, we have a major facility there and it just shows the fragility of life and i can speak as a parent that if you lose a child, nothing else matters. >> now, if someone wants to help, was there an organization that you would recommend that people help? >> they have set up a special section in the united way in danbury. and if you connect the united way danbury, they have an area where you can send funds and they're doing a lot of good work. >> okay. now your company itself has been pretty socially responsible. an issue that i thought was important is fuel, the footprint that your company has and how important this is to you. zero fuel now you use? >> it really is. it's a remarkable situation that we have, you know, we are an integrated company. we have operations in vermont
you have a newtown, connecticut facility. >> we do. we have about 400 associate there is and it really has been traumatic. last night we had a memorial service, 3,500 local people game from newtown, from danbury. it is a tragedy. many of our associates live in newtown, we have a major facility there and it just shows the fragility of life and i can speak as a parent that if you lose a child, nothing else matters. >> now, if someone wants to help, was there an organization that you...
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as you know by now, it was in newtown, connecticut. president obama spoke last night, raising the prospects for gun policy changes. >>> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. because what choice do we have? we can't accept events like this as routine. >> joining us now, former vermont governor and cnbc contributor howard dean and david coppell at the cato institute. good morning. am i pronouncing that okay? is it copel? >> just fine. >> we all want the same thing. that is to make sure our children are as safe as they can possibly be when they're in school. how do we do that? does it involve new regulations for guns? >> well, i think the most important thing we can do when we look at all these mass murders and attempted mass murders that are happened recently and over past decade sess one of the things that ties so many of them together is mental illn
as you know by now, it was in newtown, connecticut. president obama spoke last night, raising the prospects for gun policy changes. >>> in the coming weeks, i'll use whatever power this office holds to engage my fellow citizens from law enforcement to mental health professionals to parents and educators in an effort aimed at preventing more tragedies like this. because what choice do we have? we can't accept events like this as routine. >> joining us now, former vermont governor...
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in the wake of the tragedy in connecticut. gun control and mental health care taking center stage, now congresswoman rosa delauro has been fighting for better mental health care. she'll join us at the bottom of the hour. >>> still to come, retailers that have been naughty, and nice. we break down the holiday season for specialty retailers, and tell you what it means for your portfolio. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> if you have any comments or questions about anything we've been talking about on "squawk," e-mail us at "squawk" @cnbc.com. you can follow us on twitter as well, @squawkcnbc is our handle. up next the shooter in the newtown tragedy reportedly suffered from a mental disorder. we'll speak to one of the lawmakers holding the purse strings for federal mental health care funding. [ male announcer ]
in the wake of the tragedy in connecticut. gun control and mental health care taking center stage, now congresswoman rosa delauro has been fighting for better mental health care. she'll join us at the bottom of the hour. >>> still to come, retailers that have been naughty, and nice. we break down the holiday season for specialty retailers, and tell you what it means for your portfolio. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you...
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. >> during this christmas season, my heart goes out to the families in newtown, connecticut. >> yep. >> we're all hugging our children a little more tightly this season. >> and everything's on the table. >> as an outdoorsman, i think we need to completely rethink guns in america. >> i think we need to protect our kids at the school, though. everything's on the table. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the families in newtown. >> thank you both very much. right now it's time for "squawk on the street." good morning. welcome to "squawk on the street." which debuted on cnbc's seven years ago today. happy anniversary to us. i'm melissa lee with carl and jim cramer and david faber live from the new york stock exchange. let's look at how we're setting up after yesterday's rally. particular strength in yesterday's rally. we didn't get housing starts, that's earlier today. as for the picture in europe, really the stand outout here is the euro. greece getting a five notch upgrade at the s&p. our road map this morning starts with gm. government motors no more. the treasury to exit its stake
. >> during this christmas season, my heart goes out to the families in newtown, connecticut. >> yep. >> we're all hugging our children a little more tightly this season. >> and everything's on the table. >> as an outdoorsman, i think we need to completely rethink guns in america. >> i think we need to protect our kids at the school, though. everything's on the table. >> our thoughts and prayers are with the families in newtown. >> thank you both...
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connecticut governor dannell ma malloy to ring their bells. the nasdaq with a moment of silence prior to the actual trading day. >>> the bell has rung. over at the nasdaq, intest corporation, temperature management's products for semiconductors. no surprise here at the open, the nasdaq is now down almost 2%. 1.8%, the loss at this early hour. shares of apple are down 2%. across the board pretty much. these are sharp losses, jim. >> i would point out, if you want a stable situation, sussex petroleum is a limited partnership that gives you great yield. i'm looking for people to be able to pullback and say, listen, what is safety here? is safety pepsico, general mills, safety yield? or because we go over the fiscal cliff, yield doesn't have the same value. i'm trying to figure out right now in realtime what this market is telling us. what it's telling us is we're not done going down. if boehner throws more lighter fluid on the situation, if not actual high octane, then i think we go take another dip down. >> yeah. we're seeing very steep losses,
connecticut governor dannell ma malloy to ring their bells. the nasdaq with a moment of silence prior to the actual trading day. >>> the bell has rung. over at the nasdaq, intest corporation, temperature management's products for semiconductors. no surprise here at the open, the nasdaq is now down almost 2%. 1.8%, the loss at this early hour. shares of apple are down 2%. across the board pretty much. these are sharp losses, jim. >> i would point out, if you want a stable...
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let's go to chris in connecticut, please, chris? >> caller: boo-yah. i want to know where you stand on -- >> i don't know, where i stand, it's already too high. this thing does not come in. i would prefer you to be in eqt, which i think i reiterated this morning and i think is much better. there are lots of people who say there will be blockbuster natural gas deals coming down the road and that's why cabot stays high, plus incredible marcellus holdings. when i first heard about it, it was through cog and i thought it was like veal, but it turned out to be a good place for natural gas. that is the conclusion of the "lightning round"! >> the "lightning round" is sponsored by td ameritrade. >>> coming up -- waiting for washington to rise above? get your portfolio prepared for whatever happens. call, tweet, or e-mail and find your way to the latest edition of "am i diversified." isk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a co
let's go to chris in connecticut, please, chris? >> caller: boo-yah. i want to know where you stand on -- >> i don't know, where i stand, it's already too high. this thing does not come in. i would prefer you to be in eqt, which i think i reiterated this morning and i think is much better. there are lots of people who say there will be blockbuster natural gas deals coming down the road and that's why cabot stays high, plus incredible marcellus holdings. when i first heard about it,...
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first of all, let me say boo-yah from connecticut. and, you know, a few months ago i bought a keurig coffee machine. i was so impressed, i bought the stock, which was green mountain, i paid $57 for it. my question to you is, since it's gone down so much, started to come back up, should i hold on to it? >> i'm not -- i happen to be a fan of the keurig too, but unlike victor and the old ad, he was such a fan of realmington, he bought the company. i don't want to by green mountain. it's got the red flag, the red flag of my friend herb greenberg, and when he raises issues, i don't go there. herb tells me where battlegrounds are, and when it comes to a battleground, i'd rather eat a cold corn dog. well, check that. >>> i like to revisit stocks i talk about on "mad money," and in this case like hillshire, i think it needs more time, this is a long-term turn-around story. i suggest getting it on weakness, listen, this tastes better than the dog food i ate my first year of the show. after the break, i'll try to make you some money. >>> coming
first of all, let me say boo-yah from connecticut. and, you know, a few months ago i bought a keurig coffee machine. i was so impressed, i bought the stock, which was green mountain, i paid $57 for it. my question to you is, since it's gone down so much, started to come back up, should i hold on to it? >> i'm not -- i happen to be a fan of the keurig too, but unlike victor and the old ad, he was such a fan of realmington, he bought the company. i don't want to by green mountain. it's got...
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. >> he's sunning himself shirtless in stamford, connecticut. >> plus, jane wells is tracking the holiday retailers who were winners and losers. >> mandy, we have new data suggesting there was a last-minute surge in spending. really? we're going to look at those numbers after the break. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real time. which makes it just like having your own trading floor, right at your fingertips. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. try our easy-to-use scottrader streaming quotes. it's another reason more investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. you can stay in and share something... or you can get out there and actually share something. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> coming up on closing bell, red arrows on wall street so far. there's no resolution to the fiscal cliff out of washington yet. should we rule out any hope of a
. >> he's sunning himself shirtless in stamford, connecticut. >> plus, jane wells is tracking the holiday retailers who were winners and losers. >> mandy, we have new data suggesting there was a last-minute surge in spending. really? we're going to look at those numbers after the break. [ male announcer ] how do you trade? with scottrader streaming quotes, any way you want. fully customize it for your trading process -- from thought to trade, on every screen. and all in real...
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as the tragedy in connecticut has sofened the times. maybe it takes something like this to get the congress and the president to work on things. there does seem to be a spirit of compromise now. i'm not just talking about the end of the year, perhaps holding off raising taxes for those who make $200,000. especially when coupled about this room orred embrace about spending cuts. that could turn the fiscal cliff into a hop, skip and a jump. it ends up into an exciting place. there are other forces at work today. that show you the magnitude of what a deal could mean for our great country. the other forces? gold. fift first, you know i like to watch the transports as a legitimate act. you know it has to be shipped somewhere to be sold. that is why i follow the transports so closely. when they are going up. there is more commerce happening than thought. that above all, is a terrific predictor of growth. today the transport showed signs of growth. i got more negative. a real braeak out. that would be a singlegin wine expansion on the rise. th
as the tragedy in connecticut has sofened the times. maybe it takes something like this to get the congress and the president to work on things. there does seem to be a spirit of compromise now. i'm not just talking about the end of the year, perhaps holding off raising taxes for those who make $200,000. especially when coupled about this room orred embrace about spending cuts. that could turn the fiscal cliff into a hop, skip and a jump. it ends up into an exciting place. there are other...
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>> i see it going off to 200, and i think democrats especially from new jersey, new york, connecticut, that would be fine with them and it's just a matter of damage control. >> and will republicans have to pay in any way for something that has no spending cuts in it. >> ideally, a lot of these guys would like to wait until january so they can say we voted for a tax cut and the new status quo is where all of the taxes have gone up. i'm sure there will be primary challenges. >> what do you think? >> first of all, let me be clear. i think 50/50 at best for exactly the reason you cited. i can't imagine that reid and mcconnell are having a happy discussion right now, so there will be serious differences there. for example, if mcconnell insists on keeping the estate tax parameters where they are instead of going where the president is, that completely seals the deal and that's one piece. >> michelle, you've made that point throughout the show, and i partially agree with you, but i will tell you this. right now everybody in this town is focused on taxes and preventing 98% of households from
>> i see it going off to 200, and i think democrats especially from new jersey, new york, connecticut, that would be fine with them and it's just a matter of damage control. >> and will republicans have to pay in any way for something that has no spending cuts in it. >> ideally, a lot of these guys would like to wait until january so they can say we voted for a tax cut and the new status quo is where all of the taxes have gone up. i'm sure there will be primary challenges....
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we'll be following the tragic shooting in connecticut, of course. the new york stock exchange will hold a moment of silence to honor the victims in the next few moments, and we'll be looking at the president's call for meaningful action and the politics of gun control. >> let's get to a road map for this morning. it starts with apple. under pressure once again. even dipping below $500 a share at some point this morning. shares will remain range bound near term. iphone 5 sales and cannibalization among the region. >> other concessions from the gop, the speaker proposing tax hikes for millionaires. could this be the tipping point. moving the talks beyond deadlock. >> a big week for earnings. yes, earnings. fedex, research in motion among the companies reporting. so finally maybe we'll be talking about fundamentals in the stock market more than just the cliff. we've got to talk about apple reversing its move lower this morning, sold more than 2 million iphone 5s in china. the best debut for any iphone in the china market. apple shares are higher as we
we'll be following the tragic shooting in connecticut, of course. the new york stock exchange will hold a moment of silence to honor the victims in the next few moments, and we'll be looking at the president's call for meaningful action and the politics of gun control. >> let's get to a road map for this morning. it starts with apple. under pressure once again. even dipping below $500 a share at some point this morning. shares will remain range bound near term. iphone 5 sales and...
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now, connecticut -- that analysis doesn't really work here because connecticut has pretty good registration. they would not sell him, the kid, the gun. it was sold to the mother. >> this happened anyway. >> and it happened anyway. i acknowledge that. but in a lot of these states -- there was a great editorial about it this morning. mental health records can be checked seems to me, part of this story has to go there, jed. >> i think that's only a very small part of the story. the real issue is we have gone since the 1960s or the 1970s way fo the left and protected the so-called civil rights of the mentally ill to a degree where it is now almost impossible to commit someone against their will. we need to have a much greater tightening of the laws. these people are identifiable. we don't to do political commitments like they do in russia. the but society has to be protected against the dangerously mentally ill. already profiles of these people. many studies show these people can be identified. when they are identified by schools, by police, by a variety of different things, they need to be put
now, connecticut -- that analysis doesn't really work here because connecticut has pretty good registration. they would not sell him, the kid, the gun. it was sold to the mother. >> this happened anyway. >> and it happened anyway. i acknowledge that. but in a lot of these states -- there was a great editorial about it this morning. mental health records can be checked seems to me, part of this story has to go there, jed. >> i think that's only a very small part of the story....
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one week after the devastating school shooting in newtown, connecticut, left 26 people dead, the national rifle association is breaking its silence. the gun rights group is calling on congress to put armed guards at every school. it's a very interesting development. actually, we could bring in -- let's go right to nbc's danielle lee. she's going to join us with the nra details. good evening, danielle. >> reporter: larry, good evening. after a week long talk about gun control and protecting our children, the situation isn't fewer guns, but more of them on camp campus. the nra's leader blamed the media for a culture of violence. and also accused the country of failing to protect our children by not putting police on every campus with guns. >> the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. >> even supporters of the nra called the organization out of touch with america. lawmakers and top educators fired back. they say any solution also needs to include gun control and mental health care. >> i don't believe that the only way to stop violence by guns is to give the oth
one week after the devastating school shooting in newtown, connecticut, left 26 people dead, the national rifle association is breaking its silence. the gun rights group is calling on congress to put armed guards at every school. it's a very interesting development. actually, we could bring in -- let's go right to nbc's danielle lee. she's going to join us with the nra details. good evening, danielle. >> reporter: larry, good evening. after a week long talk about gun control and...
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all of a sudden then, we had the impacts of sandy, a tragedy up in newtown, connecticut, and just a lot of other factors that just put a damper on the season. >> so, it is fair to say that it started better than it ended now. >> it started better than it ended. there was a lot of excitement around black friday. i mean it was almost like the super bowl. they have all this advertising, drag people out, it's the biggest event of the year come shopping, and then week after that we had the pro bowl. there was no excitement. there was no reason to come out shopping. so big bang, but it kind of waned as we went into the season. >> how much of the season is in the books now? i mean, what's still left to happen? >> there's a couple of big days still coming. i think this weekend is a big weekend as people redeem gift cards, go into the stores, exchange items for what they're looking for. hopefully get that add-on sale and people start to take advantage of the clearance sale, i would say, though, 95% of it is in the books. we've probably got some strong days ahead of us, though, that could move it
all of a sudden then, we had the impacts of sandy, a tragedy up in newtown, connecticut, and just a lot of other factors that just put a damper on the season. >> so, it is fair to say that it started better than it ended now. >> it started better than it ended. there was a lot of excitement around black friday. i mean it was almost like the super bowl. they have all this advertising, drag people out, it's the biggest event of the year come shopping, and then week after that we had...
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i need to start with celeste in connecticut. celeste. >> caller: hi, jim. from connecticut. first-time caller. i'm excited. >> thank you. >> caller: back in january you said you like catamaran, ctrx, when it was under its old name, xsa, up 72%. thank you so much. i heard it just signed with target. so how does that look? is it a hold or a sell? >> no, i don't think it's -- you own it. i know it's up a lot. so i understand it is hard to taking capital gains if capital gains go up. but i like the pharmacy benefits business. i also like cvs, reports next week. i want you to stay in this. i think it's a really, really good company. i'm glad that you bought it on our recommendation. let's go to sylvia in florida. sylvia. >> caller: hi, jim. it's so great to hear your voice. i'm a regular. >> thank you. >> caller: and i have a question for you about ibm. i've owned it since the beginning of the year and it's gone down significantly. although today it's gone up just a bit. and i understand that the company is changing what they give to the employees for their 401(k) interest. is th
i need to start with celeste in connecticut. celeste. >> caller: hi, jim. from connecticut. first-time caller. i'm excited. >> thank you. >> caller: back in january you said you like catamaran, ctrx, when it was under its old name, xsa, up 72%. thank you so much. i heard it just signed with target. so how does that look? is it a hold or a sell? >> no, i don't think it's -- you own it. i know it's up a lot. so i understand it is hard to taking capital gains if capital...
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connecticut, actually, was one, which has increased some spending on mental health, but we need to remember those numbers are relatively small, so it's about $40 million. when you have 5% of the population with serious mental illness, that is not going to be enough to cover it. we have to keep that in mind. >> dr. zeke emmanuel, your expertise is always appreciated. >> nice to see you, alex. >>> coming up, republicans have so far given positive reviews to senator john kerry's expected nomination as secretary of state, but might the gop have an altrr motive in its newfound kerry love. we'll explore that just ahead. ♪ the weather outside is frightful ♪ ♪ but the fire is so delightful ♪ nothing melts away the cold like a hot, delicious bowl of chicken noodle soup from campbell's. ♪ let it snow, let it snow can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>> senators mccain and kerry poked fun at john kerry's secretary o
connecticut, actually, was one, which has increased some spending on mental health, but we need to remember those numbers are relatively small, so it's about $40 million. when you have 5% of the population with serious mental illness, that is not going to be enough to cover it. we have to keep that in mind. >> dr. zeke emmanuel, your expertise is always appreciated. >> nice to see you, alex. >>> coming up, republicans have so far given positive reviews to senator john...
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today residents of newtown, connecticut, will bury two victims of friday's shooting massacre while wakes are held for three others. in washington, meanwhile, there are growing signs that the country is getting serious about gun control. during a meeting with top cabinet officials yesterday, president obama directed them to take a hard look at proposals to combat gun violence, and over on capitol hill senate majority leader harry reid joined with two other pro-gun rights democrats to suggest that new gun laws should be on the table. >> we need to accept the reality that we're not doing enough to protect our citizens. in the coming days and weeks we'll engage in a meaningful conversation and thoughtful debate on how to change laws and culture and allow this violence to continue to grow. >> an nra rating of an a, but, you know, enough is enough. my -- i've got -- i'm father of three daughters, and this weekend they all said, dad, you know, how can this go on? and i, like i think most of us, realized that there are ways to get to rationale gun control. >> many republicans, however, remain fu
today residents of newtown, connecticut, will bury two victims of friday's shooting massacre while wakes are held for three others. in washington, meanwhile, there are growing signs that the country is getting serious about gun control. during a meeting with top cabinet officials yesterday, president obama directed them to take a hard look at proposals to combat gun violence, and over on capitol hill senate majority leader harry reid joined with two other pro-gun rights democrats to suggest...
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and the school massacre in connecticut is now elevated gun control. democrats had been steering away from the issue out of political fear. connecticut changed the equation and the president will offer proposals in his state of the union. he'll face strong opposition from republicans and the gun lobby. that means bet on some action but not the sort of restrictions democratic liberals prefer. >> our thanks to john harwood. let's try to go back to mary thompson and see what is moving at the new york stock exchange. >> well, things are moving and my mike is finally working. as i mentioned earlier or was trying to mention, the dow had briefly dipped below 13,000. it is off the lows of the day. but again, wall street continues to keep watch on wall street or washington. most specifically the 3:00 meeting between the president and the leaders of congress. volumes today as you might expect, this is the second to last trading day of the new year, volumes are low. in fact, they're tracking below yesterday's levels, which were also very weak. as it stands right
and the school massacre in connecticut is now elevated gun control. democrats had been steering away from the issue out of political fear. connecticut changed the equation and the president will offer proposals in his state of the union. he'll face strong opposition from republicans and the gun lobby. that means bet on some action but not the sort of restrictions democratic liberals prefer. >> our thanks to john harwood. let's try to go back to mary thompson and see what is moving at the...
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talk about the prospects for a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, congressman jim himes, democrat from connecticut. congressman, there are some in both parties, i don't know, maybe they wouldn't admit it, they don't think it's the worst thing in the world to go over temporarily. where are you? >> you know, i think there's some chance we get a deal in the early weeks of january which means technically you are going over the cliff. if you vote on the deal that john boehner couldn't get done in his conference thursday, if you vote on that in january, a deficit deal than december. it's actually a tax decrease. i don't think nothing is going to happen in the coming weeks. it is possible we get into the first week of january before something to vote on. congress has gotten used to doing things at the last minute and it's not exactly clear when the last minute is here. >> i've been saying for a while you don't have to deal with 400 or 500 grand, get 250, what the president has wanted all along and get the republicans to not vote for a tax cut for everybody under 250. why hasn't that been the strategy or
talk about the prospects for a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, congressman jim himes, democrat from connecticut. congressman, there are some in both parties, i don't know, maybe they wouldn't admit it, they don't think it's the worst thing in the world to go over temporarily. where are you? >> you know, i think there's some chance we get a deal in the early weeks of january which means technically you are going over the cliff. if you vote on the deal that john boehner couldn't get done in...
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gerri: connecticut officials are warning of possible charity scams in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. here with what to looout for when dnating, ken berger, a charity navigator, president ceo. i was shocked by this. to tell you the truth, bit appalled. what should people be looking out for and how difficult is it to identify one of these cameras? >>nfortunately it always seems to happen during these tragedies. well, a variety of ways to look out. one is, we have talked before abouwatching out for phone calls. more often than not stammers that way. people think that is the charity it does not mean anything. you have people on the street as for cash, and even if they came to view the charity you have heard of, cash is a great way for th to abuse you. there are a host of these kind of things. gerri: you sa soundalike nams. people will take the name of the tragedy and turned it into -- they're calling it a charity and it may be as camp. >> and create brand new websites all the time, thousands of them, spring of that sound like it is the right thing but turns out to be a total scam. gerri
gerri: connecticut officials are warning of possible charity scams in the wake of the sandy hook tragedy. here with what to looout for when dnating, ken berger, a charity navigator, president ceo. i was shocked by this. to tell you the truth, bit appalled. what should people be looking out for and how difficult is it to identify one of these cameras? >>nfortunately it always seems to happen during these tragedies. well, a variety of ways to look out. one is, we have talked before...
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we'll talk with richard blumenthal fortunately connectic from connecticut right after this. when the conversation turns to knowing where you stand, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. >>> private equity firm cerberus is going to sell its stake in the firearms maker. good morning, mary. >> good morning. they are reconsidering its relationship with cerberus. the reason being, the country largest gun manufacturer and the maker of the assault rifle used in friday's newtown massacre, the ar-15 bushmaster. cerberus said they are shocked and deeply saddened by the shootings in newtown adding that it's not the private equity firm's job to take positions on the now revived talks on gun control. instead, they are deciding on another course of action. to sell freedom group and return money to investors, fulfilling its obligations to clients without being withdrawn to the national debate with the former charter and public responsibility to do so. known for past investments and troubled companies like chrysler, they have strong ties to washington, d.c. john snow is its chairman and dan qua
we'll talk with richard blumenthal fortunately connectic from connecticut right after this. when the conversation turns to knowing where you stand, turn to us. wells fargo advisors. >>> private equity firm cerberus is going to sell its stake in the firearms maker. good morning, mary. >> good morning. they are reconsidering its relationship with cerberus. the reason being, the country largest gun manufacturer and the maker of the assault rifle used in friday's newtown massacre,...
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he's been arrested for wire fraud and charged with wire fraud by the connecticut u.s. attorney. in a statement, the u.s. attorney from connecticut stating this defendant orchestrated the unauthorized purchase of approximately $1 billion of apple stock in a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme that back fired, causing massive losses for his employer. once again, rockdale securities trader david miller arrested and charges with wire fraud. back to you. >> all right, mary. thanks very much. we have 30 minutes until the closing bell sounds for the day. up about 19 points on the dow jones industrial average. nasdaq in the negative right now. >>> famed fund mortgage jeremy grantham, remember him? he warned of the tech and housing bubbles before they burst. now he's making a new dire prediction. if he's right t would make the tech and housing bubble look like a walk in the park. details coming up. >>> then, businesswoman and donald trump's daughter ivanka trump is with us. she's finding it hard to operate in the economic uncertainty. we'll ask her about that. she'll join us later outside t
he's been arrested for wire fraud and charged with wire fraud by the connecticut u.s. attorney. in a statement, the u.s. attorney from connecticut stating this defendant orchestrated the unauthorized purchase of approximately $1 billion of apple stock in a fraudulent get-rich-quick scheme that back fired, causing massive losses for his employer. once again, rockdale securities trader david miller arrested and charges with wire fraud. back to you. >> all right, mary. thanks very much. we...
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some blame it on a generally gloomy mood among americans especially after the horrible shooting in connecticut. marshall cohen at the mpd group says retailers had problems long before the tragedy. he says, quote, the lack of sales is due to the lack of excitement in merchandise and to blame it on this terrible disaster upsets me. and then of course there's everybody's concern about debt. they're avoiding it. >> christine, delinquency rates that are still very, very low compared to the last ten years. so i don't think that consumers are going wild this year. >> we heard that a lot. finally, it's even been a little slow they say at saks 5th avenue, on 5th avenue in new york city. our producer took these pictures. sw retail advisers says you could, quote, in saks hear a pin drop during a 60% sale going into saturday. but, bill and maria, i was in the very store in new york last week, my first time at saks during this time of the year. if that is slow for christmas, i don't want to know what busy is. i couldn't even get down the aisle. >> by the way, jane wells, you mentioned c's candy. unbelievab
some blame it on a generally gloomy mood among americans especially after the horrible shooting in connecticut. marshall cohen at the mpd group says retailers had problems long before the tragedy. he says, quote, the lack of sales is due to the lack of excitement in merchandise and to blame it on this terrible disaster upsets me. and then of course there's everybody's concern about debt. they're avoiding it. >> christine, delinquency rates that are still very, very low compared to the...
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we're live in newtown, connecticut. i know that many of the things we've discussed over the past years has been about finding an inner peace, and i wonder how people here will ever be able to do that. >> in the time like this, in the midst of crisis, we will naturally tend to come together to support each other, to listen to each other, to pray with each other, to grieve. they go through a cycle of denial, anger, and then ultimately they do recover. that's the interesting thing. in two years most people will have recovered. >> when you say recover, what do you mean by that? >> they move on to a normal or relatively normal life. some will never recover. some will get post-traumatic stress disorder and will need actually very specific treatments for that. the bigger question is are we going to be doing this show again in three months? unless we take action. >> another tragedy. >> another tragedy. >> so much of what you talk about -- i'm fascinated by your writing and what we talk about, is how to be present. to not get wo
we're live in newtown, connecticut. i know that many of the things we've discussed over the past years has been about finding an inner peace, and i wonder how people here will ever be able to do that. >> in the time like this, in the midst of crisis, we will naturally tend to come together to support each other, to listen to each other, to pray with each other, to grieve. they go through a cycle of denial, anger, and then ultimately they do recover. that's the interesting thing. in two...
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first of all, there's an assault weapons ban in connecticut to start with. secondly, a killer like this, a man who's as demented as this man was andbrilliant as he was, he's going to find away to do it with weapons. kn not with weapons, he'll do it with bombs and other weapons. i see why you can't have a reasonable restriction on assault weapons. i'm perfectly okay with that. i'm not okayky trying to prevent a simplistic answer. this is about mental health. our ability to track people, incarcerate people who harry mentally ill. about our ability to understand why they're acting the way they're acting, stricter law enforcement in those areas. you another, new york city has very low crime. we have very strict gun control in new york city. chicago has very high murder rate. they have the same strict gun control in chicago. i never thought it was about gun control. in and of itself, gun control meaning assault weapons control is worth taking a good look at, but the way the president is presenting this, he's going to run into problems with his own democrats who a
first of all, there's an assault weapons ban in connecticut to start with. secondly, a killer like this, a man who's as demented as this man was andbrilliant as he was, he's going to find away to do it with weapons. kn not with weapons, he'll do it with bombs and other weapons. i see why you can't have a reasonable restriction on assault weapons. i'm perfectly okay with that. i'm not okayky trying to prevent a simplistic answer. this is about mental health. our ability to track people,...
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it's the state of connecticut and the state of connecticut is a great state in our union and i think the community will rebound and with all our prayers and everyone's prayers, yes. i also want to thank cnn for the wonderful job you done in this newscast. i watched you all weekend, all day today, and you have done an amazing compassionate job. thank you very much. >> well, thank you. >> -- for bringing this to the country. >> thank you, we really appreciate it. everyone here has been amazing and so welcoming so we want to be, you know, cognizant of that and respect you guys and not be intrusive. appreciate it. there's so much emotion going on over here. do you mind if we talk to you? >> no, that's fine. stay with me, lisa. my name is gloria. >> and you're here? >> i'm here because i have four grandchildren. and i was able to attend my son's -- he's in first grade, and he had his christmas concert tonight, and there pretty much wasn't a dry eye there. i met this wonderful woman here from alabama. so people are coming from all other. >> they are. thank you so much. our hearts are with
it's the state of connecticut and the state of connecticut is a great state in our union and i think the community will rebound and with all our prayers and everyone's prayers, yes. i also want to thank cnn for the wonderful job you done in this newscast. i watched you all weekend, all day today, and you have done an amazing compassionate job. thank you very much. >> well, thank you. >> -- for bringing this to the country. >> thank you, we really appreciate it. everyone here...
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here in newton, connecticut will reopen as the community continues to grieve. carrying a tiny coffin to its final resting place, this scene will become too familiar in newton, connecticut in the coming days as family and friends say good-bye to loved ones. two six-year-olds, jack pinto and noah pozner were laid to rest. >> your heart has toache -- to ache. >> reporter: support is pouring in from around the country. >> amazing people that far away care about us. >> reporter: this community is beginning the task of moving forward. monday trucks arrived to move supplies from sandy hook elementary school to another school where the children will resume classes. the tragedy sparked a debate over gun control in a culture of violence in america. >> gun violence is a national tragedy that demands more than words. that is why we need immediate nation action. >> we haven't done enough to fulfill our number one obligation to protect our children. >> group is calling for better gun control. it plans to send a delegation to washington on tuesday to prevent a similarity nigh
here in newton, connecticut will reopen as the community continues to grieve. carrying a tiny coffin to its final resting place, this scene will become too familiar in newton, connecticut in the coming days as family and friends say good-bye to loved ones. two six-year-olds, jack pinto and noah pozner were laid to rest. >> your heart has toache -- to ache. >> reporter: support is pouring in from around the country. >> amazing people that far away care about us. >>...
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i'm paying 45% of my total income in income tacks boxes to state of connecticut and the government. >> you need a better accountant, peter. >> more than half of my income is going to go to the government. you tell me, what's fair about that? >> i'll tell you what's fair about that -- >> i'm paying half. excuse me. i don't care what the majority voted to do. they don't have a right to steal my money just because they vote for it. >> i'll tell you what the problem is. we're in a crisis. we're in a crisis caused by the bush policies, unfunded wars, tax cuts we couldn't afford, and we have to dig our way out. in the process, the president is saying that the wealthiest are most able to contribute to that. >> it's not going to dig us out just raising the taxes on the wealthy. >> it is not going to dig us out alone. >> it's a very, very small and minor drop in the ocean in the grand scheme. >> you know what the wealthy are going snoto do? they're going to invest more abroad. they're not going to employ as many people. >> they didn't do that when -- >> we have to go, guys. >> rich people are
i'm paying 45% of my total income in income tacks boxes to state of connecticut and the government. >> you need a better accountant, peter. >> more than half of my income is going to go to the government. you tell me, what's fair about that? >> i'll tell you what's fair about that -- >> i'm paying half. excuse me. i don't care what the majority voted to do. they don't have a right to steal my money just because they vote for it. >> i'll tell you what the problem...
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fiscal cliff, hurricane sandy of course, that tragedy in newtown, connecticut, and, of course, all of this is weighing on this a little bit more than those slightly more intangible factors of home prices being on the upside. so i saw a lot of sales. i was out all day saturday and sunday in philadelphia, walnut street. i saw sales in ann taylor, express. most of the boutique stores that were out there, at least portions of the store were on sale. so to me that at least indicates the margins are going to be under a little bit of pressure certainly by the end of the year. >> we'll see what the new quarter brings. we'll see you in a few minutes. that was fantastic. >> got to keep up the traditions down there. >> absolutely. meanwhile, facebook shares on our radar. a tax story, bullish, endless note. >> hi, carl. according to the sunday times facebook reportedly funneled 440 million pounds or approximately 712 million dollars into a tax haven last year to avoid taxes in britain. now a facebook spokesperson in response says that facebook complies with all relevant corporate regulations incl
fiscal cliff, hurricane sandy of course, that tragedy in newtown, connecticut, and, of course, all of this is weighing on this a little bit more than those slightly more intangible factors of home prices being on the upside. so i saw a lot of sales. i was out all day saturday and sunday in philadelphia, walnut street. i saw sales in ann taylor, express. most of the boutique stores that were out there, at least portions of the store were on sale. so to me that at least indicates the margins are...
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there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has been identified at this point it was adam lanza twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene to the hospital those were five year olds six year old small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his mother the teacher was also found dead in her home she lived near the school the suspect it's three is the suspected shooter had three guns on him as he went into the school two handguns and one semiautomatic weapon all reportedly registered to adam lanza's mother a witness said there must have been one hundred rounds fired after killing all these people adam lanza reportedly shot himself there has been a number of horrifying shootings at schools in the us in the past but never has there been a rampage that killed this many small children in two thousand and seven a student killed two people at virgini
there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has been identified at this point it was adam lanza twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene to the hospital those were five year olds six year old small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his...
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and not deal with the fiscal cliff but deal with spending bills to clean up new york and connecticut and new jersey from hurricane sandy and reauthorize some intelligence bills. so i mean, there's no real deal in the offing. there's nothing going on behind the scenes that would lead us to believe that anything would get done before january 1. >> all right. josh, out to you. obviously a lot of the discussion has been around the kind of deal that we would get if we do get something. if a deal does come through, it -- more likely will not be comprehensive, right? there's going to be a lot of negotiating that occurs after the first of the year. i guess my question to you is, does this leave the markets open to turmoil and more volatility as we head into january? >> the markets are going to be left open to turmoil and volatility, period. what we've seen is that despite the stakes getting higher, this isn't a game of poker but one of go fish. and no one seems to be fishing their wish. republicans are working with a weaker hand because they have to do a deal that involves a greater democrat
and not deal with the fiscal cliff but deal with spending bills to clean up new york and connecticut and new jersey from hurricane sandy and reauthorize some intelligence bills. so i mean, there's no real deal in the offing. there's nothing going on behind the scenes that would lead us to believe that anything would get done before january 1. >> all right. josh, out to you. obviously a lot of the discussion has been around the kind of deal that we would get if we do get something. if a...
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gunning for rights since the mass shooting in newtown connecticut the gun debate has been thrust back into the spotlight so will there be new gun restrictions here in the u.s. we'll debate that issue ahead. and to the surprise of exactly no one time magazine named president obama the two thousand and twelve person of the year so is this ritual of naming whoever wins the presidency the person of the year just a big waste of time. it's wednesday december nineteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. six today marks the six month anniversary since wiki leaks co-founder julian a songe took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy in london to refresh your memory as songe was granted political asylum in ecuador in order to escape extradition to sweden where he is wanted for questioning about sexual assaults allegations six months and still this man remains in the middle of an international political standoff between the u.k. sweden the u.s. and ecuador arcee correspondent ana stasia churkin takes a look back at what the past half year has been like for julia song
gunning for rights since the mass shooting in newtown connecticut the gun debate has been thrust back into the spotlight so will there be new gun restrictions here in the u.s. we'll debate that issue ahead. and to the surprise of exactly no one time magazine named president obama the two thousand and twelve person of the year so is this ritual of naming whoever wins the presidency the person of the year just a big waste of time. it's wednesday december nineteenth eight pm in washington d.c. i'm...
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. >> jon: a heart breaking tragedy unfolds in newtown, connecticut. 20 elementary school children and six adults gunned down in their school. the media providing wall to wall coverage and then the focus changes. >> it's so unbelievable and it only happens in america. >> jon: is this the time for liberals and their media lap dogs wto push the agenda against guns? time magazine names its man of the year and guess what? it's barack obama. are you surprised? on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller. richard grenle, who served as press spokesman for the last four u.n. ambassadors to the u.n. jim pinkerton conservative magazine and daily beast columnist kirsten powers. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. now. >> you were aware of the security risk there, we've read the cables. you were fully aware and either you send people there with security or you don't send them there. >> i looked at the people streaming through the front gate in benghazi, that wouldn't have taken that much to stop that attack if indeed they'd have been-- they would have responded
. >> jon: a heart breaking tragedy unfolds in newtown, connecticut. 20 elementary school children and six adults gunned down in their school. the media providing wall to wall coverage and then the focus changes. >> it's so unbelievable and it only happens in america. >> jon: is this the time for liberals and their media lap dogs wto push the agenda against guns? time magazine names its man of the year and guess what? it's barack obama. are you surprised? on the panel this...
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want to express our thoughts and prayers that everyone affected by this terrible tragedy in newtown, connecticut. our words can do little to ease your pain. but you know this. we are with you in this incredibly difficult time. and recognize that you are who we are thinking about, even as we try to focus on our work today. so as for the markets, it was another weak day. dow dipped 36 points. s&p gave up .41%. nasdaq declined .70. a lot of that again because of apple. you know the drill as we head into the weekend. i'm not expecting to hear any progress on the fiscal cliff. but you know, i always watch the sunday morning talk shows now very closely and i'm looking for some politicians saying something encouraging. what does encouraging mean? it means a republican uttering the two words tax increase without the word no before it. and the democrats uttering two words, spending cuts, without the word no before them. neither seems to be able to pull off that syntax, though. at this point i think we've got to assume that the washington people, they can't get it together. we've got to gird ourselves for
want to express our thoughts and prayers that everyone affected by this terrible tragedy in newtown, connecticut. our words can do little to ease your pain. but you know this. we are with you in this incredibly difficult time. and recognize that you are who we are thinking about, even as we try to focus on our work today. so as for the markets, it was another weak day. dow dipped 36 points. s&p gave up .41%. nasdaq declined .70. a lot of that again because of apple. you know the drill as we...
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two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were told to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless loss. at makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a team of correspondents on this tragedy. first we'll go to jim axelrod. >> reporter: at 1:00 this afternoon, the first two funerals began: one in newtown, the other 25 miles away. this woman spoke for many. >> you shouldn't be at a
two of the children killed in newtown, connecticut, on friday have been laid to rest. mourners leaving the service for six-year-old noah pozner were told to keep his memory in their hearts, but hearts are strained to breaking by the senseless loss. at makeshift memorials, parents held their children and tried to comprehend 20 first graders murdered at sandy hook elementary school along with the six staff members who tried to save them. tonight we know more about how it happened and we have a...
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go long. >> [bell ringing] >> the scene in newtown was echoed across connecticut on friday. bells tolling 26 times for the 20 children and six adults killed at the sandy hook elementary school a week earlier. that horrific story getting major media attention. the coverage of the tragedy took a quick turn and many in the media to push their agenda against guns. it's so unbelievable and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again, and there was another shooting yesterday, three people killed, i think, in a hospital. we kill people in schools, we kill them in hospitals, we kill them in religious organizations, we kill when they're young, we kill them when they're old and we've just got to stop this. >> jon: well, you might applaud what mayor bloomberg says there. judy is nodding. jim, part of his statement was wrong. ask the people of scotland, norway or russia whether these kind of things happen only in america. >> right, look, there are four clusters of ways to think about these issues in terms of policy prescriptions, one is guns which we'll spend the rest of
go long. >> [bell ringing] >> the scene in newtown was echoed across connecticut on friday. bells tolling 26 times for the 20 children and six adults killed at the sandy hook elementary school a week earlier. that horrific story getting major media attention. the coverage of the tragedy took a quick turn and many in the media to push their agenda against guns. it's so unbelievable and it only happens in america. and it happens again and again, and there was another shooting...
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i'm jim axelrod in newtown, connecticut. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org victims, and the heroes whod trying to save lives. ally >>> as the shock begins to fade the sadness and mourning begin. tonight, an accounting of the victims and the heroes who died trying to save lives. >> the recent events have really spurred something that i have been thinking about for a long time. >> and if you ask the dozens of bay area residents who handed in their guns today a lot of them would tell you newtown, connecticut was very much on their minds. >> from the cbs 5 weather center one cold front is gone but another and another and another are on the way. the details with the pinpoint forecast. >> cbs 5 eyewitness news is next. ,,,,,,,,
i'm jim axelrod in newtown, connecticut. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org victims, and the heroes whod trying to save lives. ally >>> as the shock begins to fade the sadness and mourning begin. tonight, an accounting of the victims and the heroes who died trying to save lives. >> the recent events have really spurred something that i have been thinking about for a long time. >> and if you ask the dozens of bay...
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. >> whether it was hurricane sandy, the need to spend on the home; whether it was the tragedy in connecticut, and took away the feel-good factor-- it was a confluence of events that led to a "should have been better" holiday season. >> reporter: a big part of the problem was in the densely populated northeast, where more than a fifth of country's retail sales take place. holiday spending priorities shifted after hurricane sandy as homeowners focused more on repairs than on gifts. also dragging down sales was uncertainty about the so-called fiscal cliff, tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect next year. if lawmakers don't reach a deal to avoid it, consumers could see higher taxes eating into their paychecks. even online sales suffered. compared to past years of double-digit growth, this year, online holiday sales rose only about 8%, compared to nearly 16% last year. overall, holiday spending accounts for up to 30% of retailers' annual sales, so the disappointing season is a concern for an economy struggling to recover. >> consumers need to have more confidence. consumers need to feel
. >> whether it was hurricane sandy, the need to spend on the home; whether it was the tragedy in connecticut, and took away the feel-good factor-- it was a confluence of events that led to a "should have been better" holiday season. >> reporter: a big part of the problem was in the densely populated northeast, where more than a fifth of country's retail sales take place. holiday spending priorities shifted after hurricane sandy as homeowners focused more on repairs than...
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in newtown, connecticut, erica ferrari. back to you. >> erica, i heard they only have one funeral home in town. how are they handling all of these arrangements? >> reporter: exactly, this is a very small town of about 27,000 people. like you said, there's one funeral home in town. but what's happened is funeral homes in other communities within the state and even out of the state have volunteered to offer resources to help bury the dead. >> erica ferrari, live in newtown, connecticut, thank you. >>> people here in the bay area have been holding candlelight vigils in the wake of the shootings in connecticut. >> at delores park in san francisco, people brought candles and stood even in the rain and they talked about how this country needs to curb gun violence. while there have been many mass shootings, some people hope the latest tragedy will be a tipping point. >> i like to believe that because it's very innocent, very young children that this will really cut through a lot of the mess in dc. i'm a brand-new mom. i have a 7-w
in newtown, connecticut, erica ferrari. back to you. >> erica, i heard they only have one funeral home in town. how are they handling all of these arrangements? >> reporter: exactly, this is a very small town of about 27,000 people. like you said, there's one funeral home in town. but what's happened is funeral homes in other communities within the state and even out of the state have volunteered to offer resources to help bury the dead. >> erica ferrari, live in newtown,...
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so we're here in this country with this terrible tragedy in connecticut. thee got our backs against wall financially. the world is more dangerous than any time i've seen since i've been in government. but i want to end this optimistically -- there's nothing we can't do as a people and a state if we continue to work together. remember, we're a blessed nation. there's no substitute for american leadership. and when it comes to trying to explain what america is all about, i can't tell a better story than tim scott. tim is what america is all about. \[applause] >> so as you can tell, i'm one proud governor and i think we are going to be one proud state today. i want to thank everybody here, but ernl with all of our friends and all of these cameras you have questions, so we can open it up to anyone here on what you have. \[inaudible question] >> you know, the one thing that the republican party needs to understand is the answer to winning elections is never about the messenger. it's never about what the messenger looks like. it is about the message. and that is
so we're here in this country with this terrible tragedy in connecticut. thee got our backs against wall financially. the world is more dangerous than any time i've seen since i've been in government. but i want to end this optimistically -- there's nothing we can't do as a people and a state if we continue to work together. remember, we're a blessed nation. there's no substitute for american leadership. and when it comes to trying to explain what america is all about, i can't tell a better...
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we continue to monitor developments in connecticut. the scene is that school tragedy today. >> be sthour follow us on twitter on abc 7 news bay area >>> 373 years is the sentence handed down for a former san francisco schools worker who terrorized the mission district last year. besides the sentence, he was also ordered to pay 250,000s ndz restitution to the three women he raped. the judge heard from two victims before announcing the sentence. they both described the violent attack and how the rape has affected their lives since. dozer's family stormed out of the courtroom after the sentence was read. >> san francisco fire department in the middle of a hiring spree. 48 recruits took the oath this morning. the chief then pinned badges on the firefighters. the class is the biggest in the department history. Ñ about 1500 firefighters. the fire department has another academy set for next year, and may schedule a second one in a few months just to try to reap keep up with retirement autos congratulations autos yes. >> the warriors are on a
we continue to monitor developments in connecticut. the scene is that school tragedy today. >> be sthour follow us on twitter on abc 7 news bay area >>> 373 years is the sentence handed down for a former san francisco schools worker who terrorized the mission district last year. besides the sentence, he was also ordered to pay 250,000s ndz restitution to the three women he raped. the judge heard from two victims before announcing the sentence. they both described the violent...